Description
Luscious bibingka celebrates Filipino culinary heritage with its delicate rice flour base and coconut milk richness. Warm banana leaf wrapping and salted egg toppings invite home cooks to explore traditional island dessert crafting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 15 oz (425 g) can cream of coconut
- 3 ½ cups (875 ml) sweet rice flour
- 2 cups (400 g) granulated sugar
- 8 oz (226 g) cream cheese
- 1 cup (240 ml) milk
- 3 eggs
- 8 oz (226 g) can crushed pineapple
- ½ cup (113 g) butter, melted
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp vanilla
- ¼ cup (50 g) brown sugar
- 2 tbsps granulated sugar
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat oven to 350°F and grease the baking pan thoroughly to prevent sticking.
- Mixing Base: Cream together cream cheese and sugar until smooth, then methodically blend in eggs one at a time to create a uniform mixture.
- Ingredient Integration: Fold in sweet rice flour, baking powder, melted butter, vanilla extract, coconut cream, milk, and chopped tropical fruit, whisking until the batter becomes silky and well-incorporated without any dry clusters.
- Baking Technique: Pour the batter evenly into the prepared pan, sprinkle with brown sugar and additional granulated sugar to create a caramelized topping.
- Oven Transformation: Bake for approximately 55-60 minutes, monitoring until the bibingka develops a golden-brown crust and a firm center when tested with a knife.
- Cooling and Serving: Remove from oven and allow the cake to cool completely, enabling the internal structure to set before slicing into elegant portions, presenting this traditional Filipino delicacy with its rich, tropical essence.
Notes
- Ingredient Temperature Matters: Ensure all ingredients, especially cream cheese and eggs, are at room temperature for smooth blending and consistent texture.
- Rice Flour Selection: Use sweet rice flour (glutinous rice flour) specifically, as regular rice flour won’t provide the same authentic, soft bibingka texture.
- Moisture Control: Don’t overmix the batter to prevent a dense, tough cake; mix just until ingredients are combined for a tender crumb.
- Topping Technique: Sprinkle sugar on top during the last 15 minutes of baking to prevent burning while creating a caramelized, crispy surface.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Filipino
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 29 g
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg